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40. That's not the point. The point is that in many towns and cities,

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #37)

Thu Nov 29, 2018, 04:27 AM

Nov 2018

most people in elementary school saw a parent or grandparent every day when they went home for lunch.

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Connecticut schools ban lunchroom visits from parents, too many were eating lunch with kids [View all] Demovictory9 Nov 2018 OP

Helicopter parents? The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #1

I ate lunch with my daughter once in the 3rd grade underpants Nov 2018 #2

That's right. Parents need to let their kids deal with the world. Enough of the silly helicoptering! LBM20 Nov 2018 #8

When my daughter was younger her school encouraged us to dine with them xmas74 Nov 2018 #29

Once a year is one thing. DAILY is another. NOT GOOD. Kids need to face life without parents. LBM20 Nov 2018 #38

Read the article. It talks about 6 or 7 parents in a lunchroom pnwmom Nov 2018 #44

Hmmmm, guess they had nothing better to do with their time? brush Nov 2018 #3

A book club? Garden club? Wine tasting? Volunteering? NurseJackie Nov 2018 #21

Yeah right? Wonder if their kids were as excited about the lunches as they were? brush Nov 2018 #24

It's a thing here in my community. MontanaMama Nov 2018 #4

Hoo boy. If my mother had tried to join me at a school lunch..... LisaM Nov 2018 #5

I ate lunch with my kids on Good Friday since I had it off exboyfil Nov 2018 #6

Good! Enough of this helicopter parenting. It is needless. Kids need to learn to deal with life! LBM20 Nov 2018 #7

In kindergarten? In first grade? In my elementary school, pnwmom Nov 2018 #45

Goodness! How are supposed to grow up? GulfCoast66 Nov 2018 #9

WOW! Lunch, really? SammyWinstonJack Nov 2018 #10

Thank god! BigmanPigman Nov 2018 #11

The median home value in Darien is almost $1.4 million NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #12

The reaction of the parents is pretty telling, too.... LisaM Nov 2018 #13

I asked on my town's Facebook page NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #14

Right, so they're approximately the same age... LisaM Nov 2018 #15

I can see your concept of Sandy Hook fear. Blue_true Nov 2018 #16

Of course, I didn't mean to imply it was unique. LisaM Nov 2018 #17

as I posted above NewJeffCT Nov 2018 #28

+1, first thing I thought to myself is do these people have regular jobs uponit7771 Nov 2018 #23

Here they have one day a parent/grandparent/special person day. blueinredohio Nov 2018 #18

CUT THE DAMN UMBILLICAL CORD, ALREADY. lindysalsagal Nov 2018 #19

My home town is right next to Darien. kskiska Nov 2018 #20

I'm confused by some of your responses NickB79 Nov 2018 #22

It sounds like a good thing that started to happen too much. aikoaiko Nov 2018 #25

The same day of the month for ALL the parents. Otherwise, nothing would change Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #32

I don't get that brand of parenting at all. Codeine Nov 2018 #26

Maybe they remember, as I do, walking home for lunch every day pnwmom Nov 2018 #35

I see a significant difference Codeine Nov 2018 #47

It should be an occasional event. RhodeIslandOne Nov 2018 #27

My God! This is a disaster for these poor parents. What can DU do to help them?? Some of them Cousin Dupree Nov 2018 #30

I'm not THAT old, but teenagebambam Nov 2018 #31

Me, too -- but every day. And it stopped when we moved to another town pnwmom Nov 2018 #34

kids aren't allowed to leave school during school day Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #37

That's not the point. The point is that in many towns and cities, pnwmom Nov 2018 #40

I ate lunch at home every day in elementary. I lived 2 blocks away pnwmom Nov 2018 #33

These are the kids who grow up to be adults with no critical thinking skills RDANGELO Nov 2018 #36

When I was in elementary school, the large majority pnwmom Nov 2018 #39

What I am talking about is people who never really grow up because they are coddled. RDANGELO Nov 2018 #41

Why is having a mother or father visit them at lunch sometimes pnwmom Nov 2018 #42

Ok, maybe you have a point. RDANGELO Nov 2018 #43

This is a Worlds Collide situation. betsuni Nov 2018 #46